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Britain, France fail to win Sri Lanka truce
COLOMBO (AFP) — The foreign ministers of Britain and France said on Wednesday they had failed to persuade Sri Lanka to end its offensive against Tamil rebels and allow aid in for civilians trapped by the fighting. “We tried very hard — we insisted and we insisted — but it is up to our friends … Continue reading
Humanitarian operations continue: 53, 58 Div troops advance through mined earth
SRI LANKA–LTTE terrorists suffered double blows losing two heavily fortified defence positions as 53 and 58 Division troops made predawn incursions at identified terror strongpoints located South of Valayanmadam today (April 28). According to ground reports, 58 and 53 Div infantrymen have respectively gained total control over two LTTE built earth bunds located South … Continue reading
Sri Lanka to host 12 World Cup 2011 matches
International Cricket Council (ICC) CEO Haroon Lorgat announced today that that Sri Lanka will host 12 matches in three venues of the 2011 World Cup matches adding that in all, 49 matches would be played at 13 venues in three countries. India will get the lion’s share of the 2011 World Cup matches, given the … Continue reading
Sri Lanka civilians’ plight
SRI LANKA- The Sri Lankan government agreed Monday to stop firing heavy weapons into the war zone in the northeast to avoid injuring thousands of civilians trapped there, but resisted growing pressure for a cease-fire in its war with the Tamil Tiger rebels. A pro-rebel website immediately accused the government of violating its promise … Continue reading
Another 3000 civilians rescued, LTTE intensifies violence against civilians to win international sympathy
SRI LANKA-Sri Lankan soldiers engaged in the world’s largest hostage rescue mission yesterday (Apr 26) freed 3254 civilians from LTTE clutches. According to the defence.lk special correspondent on the field, troops of 58 Division rescued 3147 people when they liberated the Valayarmadam coastal village. The group included a large number of LTTE child soldiers. Separately … Continue reading
Prabhakaran cannot flee’ – Navy
SRI LANKA–The Navy will not leave any room for LTTE leader Prabhakaran and his associates to flee the country by sea. Highly fortified naval defence lines and a high tech system has been placed to monitor the LTTE movements, said Commander Karunarathne, acting Naval Spokesperson addressing a media briefing on Thursday (April 23. Addressing the … Continue reading
Killing of Tamil civilians should end: India
New Delhi: India on Wednesday night voiced its unhappiness over the continued killing of innocent Tamils in Sri Lanka and asked the LTTE to stop its “barbaric” attempt to hold civilians hostage, even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reviewed the situation in the island nation. A special meeting, attended also by External Affairs Minister … Continue reading
Daya Master surrendered.
Former LTTE media spokesman and media coordinator Daya Master has just surrendered to the army along with George, the traslator of former political head Thamilchelvan, military sources confirmed. They had reportedly come to the cleared areas along with fleeing civilians. Daya MasterDaya Master alias Velayutham Thayanithi born on 3rd March 1956, is one of … Continue reading
3,000 civilians cross over to Gov’t areas
SRI LANKA–Nearly 3,000 civilians escaped from Sri Lanka’s war zone and sought shelter with security forces, the defence ministry said today as troops stepped up an offensive against cornered Tiger rebels. The non-combatants escaped on Saturday evening from the remaining area under the control of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the ministry said … Continue reading
President in Kilinochchi
First visit by a head of state: Visits soldiers’ barracks and supervises facilitie SRI LANKA-President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday made a historic visit to Kilinochchi, considered to be the first ever done by a Head of State. Kilinochchi, the so-called political headquarters of the LTTE fell on January 2, 2009 as the Security Forces brought … Continue reading
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